See main article: 1852 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1848 |
Next Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1856 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1852 |
Image1: | Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Franklin Pierce |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State1: | New Hampshire |
Running Mate1: | William R. King |
Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 33,249 |
Percentage1: | 49.79% |
Nominee2: | Winfield Scott |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New Jersey |
Running Mate2: | William Alexander Graham |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 30,359 |
Percentage2: | 45.46% |
Map Size: | 250px |
President | |
Before Election: | Millard Fillmore |
Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
After Election: | Franklin Pierce |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1852 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Connecticut voted for the Democratic candidate, Franklin Pierce, over the Whig Party candidate, Winfield Scott. Pierce won the state by a narrow margin of 4.33%.
A Democratic presidential nominee would not win Connecticut again until Samuel J. Tilden narrowly won it in 1876. Pierce would also be the last Democrat until Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to sweep all of Connecticut's counties.